Monday, 28 May 2012

WELCOME!

I am a 3rd year Occupational Therapy student at Otago Polytechnic. This blog has been created for assessment purposes in order to explore institutions and community housing, understanding the reality of the way people who have an intellectual disability or mental illness now live or have lived previously.

The idea of this topic came about after a recent placement in which I was in a lock down unit for people with intellectual disabilities. Through experiencing and being a part of that unique environment, I was taken aback as I wasn’t aware that places like it existed. It got me thinking of how little knowledge I have on the way individuals with disabilities and mental illness previously lived and how it compares to now. I’m sure this curiosity I have is shared with others wondering the same thing, especially the younger generation as these days I hardly hear little mentioned about what things used to be like. I hope you all enjoy reading my blog as I work to answer the questions I have on this topic, at the same time hopefully answering all of yours!
Happy reading :)

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